Three Quick Take Aways to Increase the Prayer Life of Kids | Larry Williams

NWMC Breakout: Prayer Experience for Kids
Larry Williams

1. Lead by Example: 

• Pray first and pray often. Children will mirror your example, so make sure your example is worth mirroring.
• While praying, use kid language. 
• Set the tone 

2. Coach Kids through Prayer

• Pray alongside them
• Don't be afraid to gently correct prayer phrases to encourage stronger prayer
• Set them up for success by giving them something to focus on every time they enter into prayer.

3. Use Interactive Prayer:

• Combine scripture and props with prayer to encourage interactive prayer
• Pray In, Pray Out, Pray Beyond
• In: Encourage prayer on church and family by having children draw pictures of prayer requests and point at them in prayer
• Out: Encourage prayer for the community outside the church by passing out a newspaper and having the kids pray about news articles
• Beyond: Encoure global prayer by passing out a inflatable globe for children to pass around and prayer over areas of the globe.

Tangible prayer is powerful for kids

Writing and Storytelling | Dalen Keys

Writing and Storytelling: 

Learn How to Reach both Children and Adults through Story and Writing

Dalen Keys

"Writing is scribble scribble, Storytelling is blah blah!"

Story Telling/Writing Tips

1. Define your message – be crisp

-       Make it consistent with your lesson

-       Don’t be afraid to address tough subjects

2. Tailor your story to your audience – not yourself

3. Create your own story (or go to your library)

-       Be sure to outline

4. Use tension and surprise

5. Don’t be afraid to “hurt” your characters

6. Use Editors

-       More than family is recommended

7. Connect curriculum and story

-       Have fun (true with kids and adults)

o   voice tone

o   actions

o   use songs

o   use props

8. Your story can be fiction or non-fiction

We are made to tell our story and pass it on! Deuteronomy 4:9 

Northwest Ministry Conference - General Session I

What an exciting and energized environment here at Northwest Ministry Conference 2013!

General Session 1- Kevin Harney

An Invitation to Reckless Faith...

"God calls us to a reckless faith... Jesus says take up your cross and follow me!"

In the parable of the Sower (Matthew 13) we meet a reckless farmer who was a reckless seed throwing machine.

Where and when should we spread the message of God?

All of the time and everywhere!

All too often we are equipped with the message of God's goodness and love, but when we look at those around us we don't know who's ready to receive it! It's not our job to know who's ready but to sow anyway!

"We don't know when the soil is ready, but God does! Let's sow and let him prepare and tend to the soil! "

Thanks Kevin for the inspiration to lead a reckless life for Christ!